Political business cycles in local employment: Evidence from Portugal

被引：18
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作者：
Coelho, Cesar [1 ]
Veiga, Francisco Jose [1 ]
Veiga, Linda G. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Minho, Escola Econ & Gestao, P-4710057 Braga, Portugal
来源：
ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 93卷 / 01期
关键词：
political business cycles; local governments; employment; Portugal;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econlet.2006.03.048
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Using employment data for Portuguese municipalities, we find strong evidence of political business cycles. Employment increases shortly before elections mainly in municipalities where the mayor's party has a majority of deputies in the municipal assembly and where she is running for reelection. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：82 / 87
页数：6
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